MASTER OF MANAGEMENT (2011-2013) 1. Course Title: 2. Distinctive Focus: 3. Eligibility: 4. Mode of Selection: 5. No. of seats: 6. Duration: 7. Objectives: 8. Course Structure: 9. Course Details: 10. Summer Term: 1
1. Course Title: MASTER OF MANAGEMENT 2. Distinctive Focus: In recent times India is emerging as one of the global hubs of technology intensive organizations and R&D, with the increase in entry of MNCs in the high-tech and R&D sectors as well as rapid growth of domestic enterprises in these sectors. Such technology based and R&D intensive industries need executives with exposure and training in Technology Management and Business Analytics. These executives need to have the ability to understand, assess and forecast how technologies impact the systems within and outside the organization (environment, economy and society at large). Similarly, formal education in analytics will strengthen the capability of these executives to perform robust analyses to make decisions in information and data driven organizations. It is to meet these two distinctive needs of high-tech industries of emerging India that our new Masters Program will focus on training the students in Technology Management and Business Analytics. The new masters program will be unique in the country as it is futuristic and builds leadership in the two important areas of Management, namely, Technology Management and Business Analytics. 3. Eligibility: (1) JMET qualified candidates with I class in BE/B.Tech/Equivalent (2) GATE qualified candidates with I class in BE/B.Tech/Equivalent 4. Mode of Selection: Group Discussion and Personal Interview 5. No. of seats: 15 6. Duration: 24 months 7. Objectives: To enable graduate engineers to grow into competent and creative managers of technology intensive and data driven organizations. To encourage entrepreneurship for high technology start-ups To attract and foster doctoral students in management. 2
8. Course Structure: I. Hard Core Courses = 8 X 3 credits = 24 credits II. Stream Core Courses = 4 X 3 credits = 12 credits III. Electives = No. of courses equivalent to = 12 credits Project work = 16 credits Total = 64 credits 9. Course Details: I. Hard Core Courses Ia Course No. Basic Disciplines No. of credits Ib MG 201 Economics 3:0 MG 212 Behavioral Science 2:1 MG 221 Applied Statistics 2:1 MG 231 Principles of Management 3:0 Functional Areas MG 211 Human Resource Management 3:0 MG 241 Marketing Management 3:0 MG 251 Finance and Accounts 3:0 MG 261 Operations Management 3:0 II. Stream Core Courses IIa Course No. Technology Management Stream No. of credits 1 MG 271 Technology Management 3:0 2 MG 274 Management of Innovation and Intellectual Property 3 MG 281 Management of Technology for Sustainability 3:0 4 MG 298 Entrepreneurship for Technology start-ups 2:1 IIb Course No. Business Analytics Stream No. of credits 1 MG 223 Applied Operations Research 3:0 2 MG 225 Decision Models 3:0 3 MG 226 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting 3:0 4 MG 265 Data Mining 2:1 *Note: A student has to choose one of the two streams mentioned above. OR 2:1 3
III. Electives (to choose courses accounting for 12 credits) from IIIa and/or IIIb IIIa. Course No. Electives from the Dept. of Mgmt. Studies No. of credits 1 MG 203 Industrial Policy & Development 3:0 2 MG 213 Organizational Behaviour 3:0 3 MG 242 Strategic Management 3:0 4 MG 244 Services Marketing 3:0 5 MG 272 R&D Management 3:0 6 MG 275 Knowledge Management for Innovation 3:0 7 MG 276 Energy Policy 3:0 8 MG 282 Technology and Society 3:0 9 MG 283 Science &Technology Policy 3:0 10 MG 286 Project Management 3:0 IIIb. Course No. Electives (from other Departments of IISc) No. of credits 1 SE 290 Modeling and Simulation 3:0 2 SE 294 Data Analysis & Visualization 3:1 3 E0 230 Computational Methods of Optimization 3:1 4 E0 238 Artificial Intelligence 3:1 5 E1 222 Stochastic Models and Applications 3:0 6 E1 251 Linear and Non-linear Optimization 3:0 7 E1 254 Game Theory 3:1 8 E2 201 Information Theory 3:0 9 E2 202 Random Processes 3:0 10 E2 204 Stochastic Processes and Queuing Theory 3:0 11 PD 209 Product Planning & Marketing 3:0 12 PD 218 Design Management 2:1 13 PD 231 Applied Ergonomics 2:1 14 ME 239 Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems 3:0 15 ST 202 Renewable Energy Technology, Economics & Environment 3:0 16 ST 203 Technology and Sustainability 3:0 17 MA 261 Probability Models 3:0 10. Summer Term: In the Summer Term, students will be encouraged to do internships with (i) Public Sector as well as Private Sector R&D Organizations, and (ii) High-tech Industries in the Corporate Sector. 4
Alternatively, some of them will be encouraged to get exposure to (i) Business Incubation, (ii) Venture Capital Funds, and (iii) Successful Start-Ups. The summer term is expected to expose students to live problems and practical aspects/ challenges of running an enterprise. This exposure will lead to an understanding of the application aspects of management, which the students can use in their project work. 5